{"product_id":"twelve-recipes-9780062270306","title":"Twelve Recipes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2015 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForewords by Alice Waters and Michael Pollan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzling, full color cookbook and kitchen manual filled with lush photographs and beautiful drawings, the chef of Alice Waters' Chez Panisse offers basic techniques and essential recipes that will transform anyone into a confident home cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his oldest son was leaving for college, Cal Peternell, the chef of San Francisco's legendary Chez Panisse, realized that, although he regularly made dinners for his family, he'd never taught them the basics of cooking. Based on the life-altering course of instruction he prepared and honed through many phone calls with his son, \u003cem\u003eTwelve Recipes\u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate introduction to the kitchen. Peternell focuses on the core foods and dishes that comprise a successful home cook's arsenal, each building skill upon skill--from toast, eggs, and beans, to vinaigrettes, pasta with tomato, and rice, to vegetables, soup, meats, and cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwelve Recipes\u003c\/em\u003e will help home cooks develop a core repertoire of skills and increase their culinary confidence. Peternell tells you what basic ingredients and tools you need for a particular recipe, and then adds variations to expand your understanding. Each tip, instruction, and recipe connects with others to weave into a larger story that illuminates the connection between food and life. A deeply personal book, it was written by the chef alone and it glows with warmth and humor as he mulls over such mundane items as toast and rice to offer surprising new insights about foods that only seem exceedingly ordinary. It's a book you're as likely to keep by your bedside as your stovetop. With Peternell as your guide, the journey is pure pleasure and the destination is delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwelve Recipes\u003c\/em\u003e features gorgeous color photos and inset illustrations by Peternell's wife and sons (all artists), and forewords by celebrated chef Alice Waters and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e columnist and bestselling author Michael Pollan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062270306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2014 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2014 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2015 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cal Peternell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916758159541,"sku":"9780062270306","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ca0c71d5-5caa-4836-9123-6d047fb09ff5.jpg?v=1687270296","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/twelve-recipes-9780062270306","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}